leaked

Definitions

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adj. Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.

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Examples

John Brennan had the inside track for CIA, but when his name leaked which made Obama furious liberals claimed he was implicated in the Bush interrogation policies and he was switched to homeland security advisor, which did not require Senate confirmation.

After the word leaked out of my agreement to run as a favorite son in the primary, I began getting calls from Republicans around the country asking me if it was true that my name was going to be placed in nomination as a candidate.

A front page article in The Citizen on Wednesday alleged the possibility of fraud and lack of proper financial control within the ASA, referring to what it called leaked documents which suggested that "about R9-million in sponsorship and other cash cannot be accounted for".

Prosecutors have not made public any evidence or details of the accusations, but the Taraf newspaper has published what it calls leaked copies of documents pertaining to an alleged conspiracy dubbed Sledgehammer.

Prosecutors have not made public any evidence or details of the accusations, but the Taraf newspaper has published what it calls leaked copies of documents pertaining to an alleged conspiracy dubbed "Sledgehammer."